Trap



Oct. 6, 1931. M. J. PETERSEN 1,826,569

TRAP Filed March 3, 193] l4- /6 4 j" f J Z9 3 5 l4 P; iensen -faloops to pivotallyvconneet the jaws to the v'theireception ofthe StllClSrf' i theend to be 'used'tor the purpose ofholding JPatentedOctQB, i931;

PATENT OFFICE a i nnnrriv ,ir. seamen; oFcAnYon-Mmivnsorii TRAP This invention relates tO'improvem-ents in the trap which constitutes the subjectnnatter I- of my United States Patent 7 Number 1,783,-

670,. grantedDecember 2,91930, and which comprises an arcu'ate body' adaptedto -be suspended from a tr'ee or othersu-pport and I ,7 provided with loops extending laterally out- -,,ward from its ends, zarcuate jaws provided 'at their ends with1 loops engaging said first :body,coilspringstffclipped to; the outer side's oftheen'ds of thebody and having their ends engaged with the jawst'o'normally hold the .jawsin closed relation, means carried by the jaws and. adaptedto releasably old them in a opened or set relation -against the tension of a 'the-springaa baitfcarrying element, and a trigger carrying said element and mounted -*on therbody for movement whenkthebait is engaged. to operate, said means to effect the release: of the jaws for movement into closed ".relationiQ-i 1 g .Thepresent invention has"for .,one ot its objects to. improve and simplify the means by'which the jaws are connected; to the body, and to attain this end comprehendsproviding the body with; studs extending laterally inward it'rom the ends thereof and providi'ng-z the ends of. the. jaws with openings'for I The present invention has for a further object to improve and simplify'the means by .which-thesprings'are secured to the body, "and to attain. this endyzcomprehends provid- .ingthe body with. arms extending laterally 7 *outward from the ends; thereot andadapted to: have the springsmounted and secured -thereon. "-r'The presentinvention has-for af further {object .to improve. the bait j carrying element, and to attain this end comprehends provid- 1 ingan element ofthis character which shall *embodyfa hook adapted to be secured to the trigger, and "a; spiral rod; detachably engaged with the hook,theidetachable engagement betweenthe'ehook and spiral rod permitting Tia ' l thebaita The present invention hasv for a further 7,

" f l-5 object to. provide nieanslthrongh the medium .Y

'.- from the body.

arms. 1 e e o of the body 1 and disks .9 secured to the arms 1931.. Serial No. 519,828

dentalrelease of the jawsfrom said position,

to attain this end comprehends the provision of a hook adapted to be .releasably en- .gaged with the body and one of the jaws when the latter are in set position.

The present invention is hereinafter-more fully described and claimed and illustrated 6 in the accompanylng drawings,.wherein Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of the trap embodying the improvements constituting the present invention. p e

F gure 2 1s a view in side elevation of one :sidepfthe trapillustrating the'new means torpivotally connecting the jaws to the' body and the newmeans for supporting the springs I Figure 31's view partly in frontelevat i and partly in vertical section illustrating the new bait carrier.

I igurel is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line'44.of Figure 3, and v i l :Figure ,5 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 5'5 of Figure: 1.

Referring in detailto the drawings, I designates the body and 2 and 3 the jaws of the 0 trap. The. body 1 is of arcuate formation inelevation, and is, adaptedto be suspended from a tree or other' support by ineans of a chains which is s'ecuredto opposite sides of the jbody,.,as at 5. The body 1 is provided with; headed studs 6 which extend laterally inward from the ends ,thereot and it is, provided with arms 7 whichj extend laterally "outward? from the ends thereof, andwhichare located slightly below the studs' The jaws 2 and 3 are ofarcuate formation in elevation; and have their endspivotally'engaged with, the studs 6, the ends of the jaws being mounted on the, pivot studs by the lower ends otthe body 1 and the inner ends of the studs. Coil springs 8 are mounted on the "and are mounted thereon by the ends outwardlyof the-springsr Theouter endsof the arms 7. are providedwith heads 10 serving 109 to hold the disks 9 in place. Thesprings I j are provided with hooked terminals 11 which are engaged with theljaws 2' and 3 in such manner as to permit the springs tonormally hold vthejaws in closed relationand extend downwardly from' thepivot' studs 6.

e' WhenthejawslZf'and 3 are in opened or set rela tion,'-theyI extend in upwardly divergf relation from the pivot studs 6. A

vided with ,9; lu 13,andalatclil lpiv opened or set relation.

keeper 112 rigidly secured: to the jaw 2 and' 'otally. securedIat one end; as'at 15, to the K 3 and provided'at its other end with a notch 16 for the" reception of; the: lug,. provide iea'ns for releasably securing the j aws, in

i the latch "l t-extends through the upper v l 7 {nestle-s,te tsupon the latch 14, an d is adapt ed; to mo'v'e downwardly "to .free, the latch from: engagement with the keeper 12 and movement intofclosed relation.

through the upper edge of the latch, and the "mentthe eon between the body 1 and the pin" A bait earriere 20 which issecured to and '-jemnas aownwniy ,j fro'm the trigger 19,

i comprises 'a1hookj2l secured directly to thehook 21 {and an opening'21bin' the-hook to 5 detachab1y'secure the rod toithe hook. The

"spiral rod 22 detachably securedtofthe'f hook 21 in'orderto'permitone' endto be used v asa carrierfortheebaiti'i i )7 a If desired, the rod 22 may be removed from 'l hechain"sprovid'ed at its free end with v5'91 :a hook 23 whi ch is adapted to be used for the purpose of'holdingthe jaw 3-in openedpositrigger,and a spiral rod 22 detachably secured to the hook; fThespiral rod22has a shank 22awhich "engages the b'ill21a of the" tion'with respect to thejaw 2 whilethe'trap is being set. The shank 24 0f thehook 23 ex-.

"tends longitudinally beyond the'bill 25 of the hook, and is provided-at-its free end with ani'h'oolr is 'secured tojthe chain l and when is adaptedlto be engaged'with a lug 27 extendtin eye 26 through "the" medium ofwhich the laterally outward from one side of the position which will permit t to be-re'adilyen- Thee'ye26 is located in ia plane right'anguaged-withthe lug- 2? the hook will occupy a gaged the aw '3' when thej aw i into opened position. The bill 25' of the hook 23 is offset in the direction of the shank 24 so as to, prevent the jaw from movingaccie dentally out of engagement with the hook.

- he lug 27 is formedintegrally with thebod l,'and is provided at its: outer end with'a e shoi1lder28 adapted toengage-the eye 26 so as to-hold the eye against accidental displace ment from the lug. f 1

In practice,"tl V I his home, open and'bait thetr'apg'wrap'the chain laround the opened'jaws 2 and 3', and

" connect the hook'23flwith the lug 27 and with the opened jaw 3, .sothat the trap may be tally closing andinjuring the tra'pper,'to'the tree 'or-other support gfrom whichit is suslatch 14? is engaged {With the keeper 112, and

etrapper may, be fo're leaving I carried, without danger-of the jaw's accidenv pended bythe chain; Alterthe trap is sus-- pended from the tree or other support5 the thereafterthehook is d'i'sengagedlfromthe jaw 3 a'nd lug 27'. I As the hook 23 holds the jaw 3- opened position, :this; aw. cannot;

move accidentally-into closed position while 125 and due thereto all dangerof injury to the the'latch l lis beingeng'faged with'the keeper trap maybe easily and quickly' sen-and its bait carrier 20"is so arranged thatiaccess thereto canonl-ybe hadwhen the animal'occu *fpies position which 'willfc'ause the. jaws 2 and 3 to engage it whenit springs-the trap.

lVhile' IhaVe shown in theldrawingsthe bait carrying member 22 mounted on the hook ac-for supporting the baitwithin: the trap, I

donot wish to be limited to this construction;

the'hook' 2l and the bait'mounted'on the hook portion 21a of the bait 1100152 1. Thismay be desirable when the bait is frozen and can be readily attacheid'or --secured to'the hook 21a. 3

The spiral rod 22 may be readily' removed from-the hook-.21 by moving the same'flaterally in the direction toward 'the open'en d of the hook-211 q 1 ."""While I,have'ldesc'ribe d the.principle of Y invention, together thei'structure which I now consider the preferred embodimentture shown is merely illustrative and that such i i within the: scope of v 'j'W-hat'isclaimedis t; I a 1. A trap: comprising an arcnate "body,"

changes; maybe made',;:whenL desired, asi fall e theinvention'aszclafimed.

studs extending laterally inward from the ends of the body, arcuate jaws having their ends pivotally engaged with thestuds, arms extending laterally outward from the ends of the body, coil springs mounted upon the arms and having their terminals engaged with the jaws to normally hold the jaws in I closed relation, means for latching the jaws in opened relation, a trigger for operating I said latching means to efliect the release of the jaws, and a bait'carrier secured to the trigger. v v j 2. A trap compris ng an arcuate 'body, studs extending laterally inward from the ends of the body, arcuate jaws having their ends pivotally engaged with the studs, arms extending laterally outward from the ends of V the body, coil springs mounted upon the arms and having their terminals engaged with the jaws to normally hold the jaws in closedrelation,,means for latching the jaws in opened relation, a trigger for operating said latching means to effect the release of the jaws, a bait carrying hook secured to the trigger, and a bait carrying rod detachably engaged with j the hook.

3. A trap comprising an arcuate body, ar-

cuatejaws pivoted at their ends to the ends of Y 36 the body, arms extending laterally outward from the endsof the body, coil springs mounted upon the arms and having their terminals engaged with the jaws tonormally hold the jaws in closed relation, means for releasably securing the jaws in opened relation, a trigger for operating said latching means to eflect the release ofthe jaws, and a bait carrier secured to the trigger.

the release of the jaws, means to close the able to operate said means to efl'ect the release 4. A trap comprising a body,jaws pivoted to the body for movement from a closed to an opened position, means releasably securing the jaws in opened position, a trigger movable to operate said means to efl'ect jaws when released, a lug carried by the body, a flexible member secured to the body and providing means by which the trap may be suspended from a support, and a hook to be engaged with one of the jaws and having an eye connected to the flexible member and to be engaged with the lug when said jaw is in opened position.

5. A trap comprising. a body, jaws pivoted to the body for movement from a closed to an opened position, means releasably securing the jaws in opened position, a trigger movof the jaws, means to close the jaws when released, a lug extending outwardly from the the shoulder when said jaw is in opened position.

6. A trap comprising a body, aws pivoted to the body for movement from a closed to an opened position, means releasably securing the aws in opened position, a trigger movable to operate said means to effect the release of the jaws, means to close the jaws when released, a lug carried by the body, and a hook to be engaged with one of the jaws and pro vided with an eye to be engaged with the lug whensaid jaw is in opened position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

MARTIN J. PETERSEN.

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